Daily Republican., 1887-01-27

In the fourth week Of the session Of
the LsgialAturs one OF the rotor meas
ures sdvocatei during the lac can
paign has been introduced. Il provides
for IN Increase OF I've mem bers OF the
Lo ger House OF the AsAno'y nom
Ne9 Castle County, and enc Senator
for cash county, the who's Increase In
mem osrs Of the Legislature being eight
Tbs ave neg members OF the Hoase OF
DelegA.ss are TO Be appornonsd wholly
% Wilmington, which Is 10 be sepA-
rate lezislAtive district TO Senators
are also 10 Be allotted 10 WnminSton
and tvo 70 the county outside OF VIII
mi ! xton, While Kent aud Sassex cash
are 70 have IN additional SsaAtor. The
only difference between the bill 70
amend the Constitution and the one
thai WA ds.ssssd TOO years ago 10 tia,
one more member 10 allotted 10 Will
mlng.on-
Besides this plan staple and pure 70
increase representation, the bill en-
powers the Legislature 5y q tse-.hird
vote 70 dissrict aay one or more couE-
ties As Is may deem prope: BY two.
third vote.
We do no, know whether NJ. FSrs1.
son has any idea that his bill will De-
come . part Of the Constitution or mo-,
bat At any rate, he has had the courage
50 start the ball Of reform moving
while others Who have bsen louder in
their pretsnsions for reform have held
back for nearly tour weeks w.ihou. ir-
odaclng reform. A Measure sa.s as
Nj Ferguson has inuSdnsei, rs he
s.Ates, 10 the most needed Of All the re-
forms 30 ably advocated By Govern ,,
B!gss in his inaugural.
would Al ,ri greA. u sAsnVe Of re-
Lief II passed, ea, OF lis passass Tiers
can Be very hItls hope By the present
Lesisla.ur-. The party il the Ia,
elect on that advocated re'osn vas d.
feA.ei mosi isrom .nocsly, shile Ii,
party that lad no wsrd 70 say in fAvo
OF any Safe rs:1rn. o1. pointed TO 4.
past record - she guide for rs tu;uri
cousse vs. riunphAndy eleo'ed IT,
presen, L4gi.iAsare ,here.ors 1. andes
no oollssaon 20 pass any reiOs \
EAAsares and any efs1.; 20 Z.
50 uo7lt De cepAr.are froo
the prime pies lad dosn in tie!
lac S:A:e Con ven lion plstfor
Hl~erer, should 3 vir.Eoas srasn
ssiEs the n,ris o, our lar-nAks-s :
leets.Ass for the pope, insesc o. h
Deno,rsac patty, sucA les.slItor
though lrex pee ed, viii " hailed sit
pleasure. The amen neSi offered b
MI Fs-sason VII have A,hJrny oour.
u TIE. Tasre - GO po,id "a 4ivlsio
n tie L g;slA:ure - between DEN
crAis s.t Republicans, e1, ;sers Is
d!v!staa, n.veriAe|es', tas. res,hss fol
thsr II IA cAl,ulaa1n. sai rAnk''
teepss q The p,lia.A soird sAAn Il
question Of D-nosrAd, or R-p1 1los
supremacy Tae S>aAos and he Hoa,
are eo:h divided, not politically, b.
tsed,nAl!y, which 10 the ~ors; kidd
division. Tie senA;ai. SD . col
ilta = uaj ort'y Of ore for tie GRAY
Wksoii visg Of the ps,y, while 4
House ooaiAlns = uSj ,ri'y az one
the S,nlsb9ry-Lors wing o. the par
Which Ede viii se. tie I've lew ue1
ce,s from wlmirg.oo, provided 70.
N; Fefsason'. sneaineat wll. Be i
e7esa,r Bsiie. ihs, 1: a pc,
generally lnderstood ia: tie S,a
b1rv-L Lore fA...on 0. tie party q en-
ME! IN fATr o. Cons...zl11
G3cvs5 ton a. the m1-e pratt "a >
rEl1alAr me;hoi o. szsE3-. re -
sstz..or. THs ns;.a IA the Z.
popular - IL SozA rissi d1Fn 70 !
p@op-- tAen.-lves An Ansa neE
c. eve- res consa .ion, v!iaoa; !
Ian; or tie vie OF tie p7,2.s -
,hnc d Be Constitution IA, b. peo;
stN have uue1 respect fs:. L To-
very nah .. /. NJ. Fe-gason': amer
men. vii have The lite s1ae I'D cat
II IN he coca :: o. the cOatel ilrs Z
EoE. o, lis own party